CVE 7.8 HIGH

xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame_CVE-2026-43093

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame

The current headroom validation in xdp_umem_reg() could leave us with
insufficient space dedicated to even receive minimum-sized ethernet
frame. Furthermore if multi-buffer would come to play then
skb_shared_info stored at the end of XSK frame would be corrupted.

HW typically works with 128-aligned sizes so let us provide this value
as bare minimum.

Multi-buffer setting is known later in the configuration process so
besides accounting for 128 bytes, let us also take care of tailroom space
upfront.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43093
Source Linux
Published May 6, 2026 at 07:40
Modified May 8, 2026 at 12:40

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
Affected Versions Linux Linux 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
Linux Linux 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
Linux Linux 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
Linux Linux 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
Linux Linux 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
Linux Linux ad8fb61c184fe0f8d1e0b5b954d010fb9f94a6ee
Linux Linux 25c9cdef57488578da21d99eb614b97ffcf6e59f
Linux Linux 98d3c852e63b49129515dd18c875999efaf8530a
Linux Linux 5.7

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